The Rough Guide to English Roots Music

The Rough Guide to English Roots Music is a world music compilation album originally released in 1998. Part of the World Music Network Rough Guides series,^[1] the album features mainly English folk, with some tracks covering other cultures from England's ethnic range. Most pieces are from the 1990s.^[2] Phil Stanton, co-founder of the World Music Network, was the producer.^[3]

The Rough Guide to English Roots Music
Compilation album by Various artists
Released	25 August 1998
Genre	World, Folk music of England
Length	70:53
Label	World Music Network
Full series chronology
The Rough Guide to Salsa (1997) The Rough Guide to English Roots Music (1998) African Blues (1998)
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Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The album received generally positive reviews. Writing for AllMusic, Steven McDonald praised the track choices, saying it functions well as an "appetizer".^[2] BBC Music Magazine noted that instead of focusing on the preservers of tradition, the album featured "creators and extenders".^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Artist	Length
1.	"Lucky Break"	Hank Dogs	4:39
2.	"Trip"	Eliza Carthy	5:22
3.	"Sail on By"	Oysterband	3:29
4.	"Claudy Banks"	Waterson–Carthy	6:45
5.	"Be My Rambling Woman"	Rory McLeod	4:23
6.	"Gypsy's Lullaby/The Hawk/Memories/Coates Hall"	Billy Pigg	4:57
7.	"The Begging Song"	Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick	4:30
8.	"A Lord of Steam and Iron"	John Kirkpatrick	3:40
9.	"Falling Slowly"	Coope Boyes and Simpson	3:11
10.	"Hopping Down in Kent"	Louise Fuller	2:03
11.	"Country Life"	The Watersons	1:58
12.	"Byker Hill"	The Barely Works	5:06
13.	"Brilliant Pebbles"	Edward II	4:17
14.	"Yellow Dress"	The Albion Band	4:45
15.	"Red Wing Polka"	Daisy Bulwer, Walter Bulwer, Billy Cooper, Reg Hall, Mervyn Plunkett & Russell Wortley	2:24
16.	"Bold Fisherman"	Harry Cox	2:49
17.	"The Baker"	Savourna Stevenson, June Tabor, & Danny Thompson	4:22
18.	"A New England"	Billy Bragg	2:13